Big Meadows smoke advisory issued

County, state will track air quality

Colorado health officials have issued an advisory that smoke from a Rocky Mountain National Park fire could pose health risks.

Smoke from Colorado wildfires is visible up and down the Front Range, and county and state health officials have begun tracking air quality and issuing alerts.

The Colorado health department on Thursday said smoke from the Big Meadows fire near the western boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park could threaten people sensitive to smoke.

The affected area includes the park as well as Estes Park, Loveland and Fort Collins.

The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment maintains a website where wildfire smoke health advisories will be posted and updated throughout the summer fire season.

The page will include wildfire smoke advisories for Larimer County when they are issued, give updates on smoke forecasts for the Larimer County Region, as well as post links to regional and state air quality information.

Health advisories and wildfire smoke forecasts are online at www.larimer.org/health/chs/wildfire, and at www.colorado.gov/airquality.